Benjamin Franklin 3rd grade By mmiller2 Jan 17, 1706 Born in Boston, Massachusetts Born in Boston, Massachusetts Sep 1, 1730 Married Deborah Read Oct 21, 1743 Determined storms do not always travel the direction the wind is blowing Greatly influced meteorology. Nov 13, 1749 Appointed President of The Academy and College of Philadelphia Jun 15, 1752 Conducted famous kite/electricity experiment Used a kite to extract electricity from a cloud. Jul 6, 1775 Named United States Postmaster General after 2nd Cont. Congress established the USPO Oct 18, 1785 Elected President of the Supreme Executive Council of Penn. Apr 17, 1790 Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
